Brussels, 29 November 2023
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council strengthening the current provisions for emissions from industry and large intensive rearing farms.
The updated law will help guide industrial investments necessary for Europe’s transformation towards a cleaner, carbon neutral, more circular and competitive economy by 2050. It will spur innovation, reward frontrunners and help level the playing field on the EU market, and increase long-term investment certainty for industry.
Once adopted and applied, the new law will more effectively limit polluting emissions from industrial installations. Compared to the directive currently in force, the new law will cover additional sources of emissions, make permitting more effective, reduce administrative costs, increase transparency, and give more support to breakthrough technologies and other innovative approaches. The revised law will tighten rules on granting derogations to further protect the environment and human health. The updated rules will also provide more opportunities to EU innovation frontrunners.
More information is in the press release.
Source – EU Commission